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People Are Copying This Model's Skin Condition: Is That Okay?

People are strange. Most of the time, but especially recently and concerning model and former ANTM contestant, Winnie Harlow.

The 21 year old Toronto born model has a skin condition called Vitiligo which has resulted in very distinctive facial patterns. Her very unique look has landed her a spot on the pages of Dazed, i-D, and as a model for Diesel brand jeans.

Winnie's place in the industry certainly illustrates how fashion has come to challenge traditional standards of beauty, but some fans have taken the "Winnie Harlow look" to a whole new level.

See where this gets a bit tricky?

If you don't have brown skin and you're doing your makeup to make it seem like you have brown skin and vitiligo, is it a compliment or is it a costume? Winnie issued a statement via Instagram and some fans were not happy with her response.

No one wants to "steal" our look here. We've just stood so confidently in our own nappy hair and du-rags and big asses (or in this case, my skin) that now those who don't have it love and lust after it. Just because a black girl wears blue contacts and long weave doesn't mean she wants to be white and just because a white girl wears braids and gets lip injection doesn't mean she wants to be black. The amount of mixed races in this world is living proof that we don't want to be each other we've just gained a national love for each other. Why can't we embrace that feeling of love?

Winnie Harlow

So wait..white women are doing black face to resemble Winnie Harlow's vitiligo and she defended them? Is that what I'm seeing............?